Luntik and His Friends

{{Infobox television

| image = Luntik i yego druzya (logo).png

| caption = Original Russian logo

| genre = {{plainlist|

Children's
Comedy
Adventure
Family
Cartoon

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| runtime = {{plainlist|

4 minutes
5 minutes
6 minutes
11 minutes

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| creator = {{plainlist|

Darina Schmidt
Sarra Аnson (Anna Sarantseva)

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| developer = Aleksandr Boyarsky

| open_theme =

| end_theme =

| theme_music_composer = Maksim Koshevarov

| composer = {{plainlist|

Maksim Koshevarov {{small|(1-6 seasons)}}
Sergey Zykov {{small|(3-6 seasons)}}
Sergey Kuzmin {{small|(5-6 seasons)}}
Stephen Hillenberg {{small|(5-9 seasons)}}
Mikhail Chertishchev {{small|(season 7–present)}}

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| voices = {{plainlist|

Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya
Elena Shul'man
Anatoly Petrov
Julia Rudina
Oleg Kulikovich
Mikhail Chernyak
Natalia Danilova
Elena Solovieva
Konstantin Bronzit
Svetlana Pismichenko
Anna Slyn'ko

}}

| country = Russia

| language = Russian

| network = Карусель
Russia-1
Russia-K
Mult

| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|09|01|df=y}}

| last_aired = present

| num_seasons = 10

| num_episodes = 570

| executive_producer = Olga Tararina

| list_episodes =

| company = Melnitsa Animation Studio

| related =

| alt_name = Moonzy and his Friends

}}

Luntik and His Friends ({{langx|ru|Лунтик и его друзья}}) or simply Luntik ({{langx|ru|Лунтик}}), or Moonzy in the English version, is a Russian animated series for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

TV broadcast

In Russia, the show premiered on the TV channel Russia-1 and was broadcast for 7 years from 1 September 2006 until 15 May 2014. On 16 June 2014, the show moved to the channel Russia-K. It is also broadcast on {{ill|Mult|ru|Мульт (телеканал)}} since 1 June 2014. It premiered during Good Night, Little Ones!.

In Ukraine the show airs on channels TET (2011–2016) (Russian original and without subtitles) and Novyi Kanal (2017–2022) (with Ukrainian dubbing).

In China the show airs on the channel CCTV Kids (2020—).{{Cite web|url=https://spbtv.com/company/press/Moonzy-and-his-friends.html|title = "Moonzy and his friends" premiered on the CCTV Kids Channel in China}}

Creators

In parentheses indicate the season number.

Scenario author - Darin Schmidt (1–7), Sarra Anson (Anna Sarantsevа, 1–5), Elena Galdobina (с 3), Fedor Dmitriev (со 2), Elena Pavlikova (1, с 7), Dmitry Yakovenko (1), Marina Bogdanova (1) Marina Komarkevich (1–2,4-5), Natalia Stepanova (1–2, 5,с 8), Alina Sokolova (1–2, 5, с 8), Andrew Chibis (1), Andrei Sazonov (1–4) Kirill Glezin (1), Olga Obraztsova (1, 3–5, 7), Tatiana Gorbushina (со 2), Victor Perel'man (2), Anna Sosnora (2,с 7), Tatiana Ionova (2), Alexander Bogdanov (2–5), Dmitry and Natalia Zakharovs (2), Aleksey Anoshkin (2–3), Tatiana Klein (3), Galina Voropay (3–4), Valeria Tumanova (3), Vladimir Bouriak (3), Pavel Vasilyev (3, 6), Elena Fedyahina (4), Vera Bekeleva (4–6), Konstantin Bronzit (4), Oleg Kim (5, с 7), Leonid Magergut (5–6), Marina May (5), Richat Gilmetdinov (5–6) Alexander Yaskina (5), Yevgeny Skukovsky (5–6), Evgeniya Golubeva (5–6), Svetlana Krupenko (6), Maria Domogatskaya (Montvid) (6–7), Julia Savchenko (6) Anastasia Chistjakova (6), Vladimir Haunin (6), Vadim Smolyak (с 7), Tatiana Manetina (с 7), Svetlana Sachenko (с 7), Ekaterina Maksymenko (с 7).

Head writer - Sarra Anson (1–5), Elena Galdobina (с 3)

Director - Darina Schmidt (1, 3–4, 6), Olga Obraztsova (1, 3–5, с 7), Lyudmila Steblyanko (1–6, с 8), Anton Rudin (1–4), Galina Voropay (1–4,с 7), Catherine Shraga (1–6), Elena Galdobina (2–7), Fedor Dmitriev (2–6), Ekaterina Salabay (с 3), Alexey Anoshkin (3), Olga Kazhanova (4, с 8), Richat Gilmetdinov (4), Anna Mironova (с 4), Mikhail Safronov (4), Alexey Pichuzhin (с 4), Evgenia Golubeva (5–6), Alexander Mal'gin (с 7), Tatiana Gorbushina ( с 7), Alexandra Kovtun (с 7), Lyudmila Klinova (с 7)

Art director - Marina Komarkevich (1–2), Darina Schmidt (1), Tatiana Klein (2–6), Irina Fedorova (5–6), Vita Tkacheva (7), Ekaterina Maksymenko (7), Konstantin Bronzit (unknown)

Composer - Maksim Koshevarov (1–6), Sergey Zykov (3–6), Sergey Kuzmin (5–6), Mikhail Chertishchev (с 7)

Sound Engineer - Maria Barinova (4–7), Ekaterina Vinogradova (4–7), Sergey Tarasov (с 7), Maksim Romasevich (1–4), Yevgeny Zhebchuk (4–7), Kirill Glezin (4–7), Vladimir Golounin (4–7).

Compositor and visualization editor - Maya Smorodina (1), Valeria Tarasova (2), Maksim Strogalev (3), Julia Kayugina (5), Alexandra Agrinskaya (7). Previously: Fedor Dmitriev (1), Elena Galdobina (1), Stanislav Pashkov (1), Elena Gorbunova (2), Irina Bravaya (3–5), Mikhail Litvinov (7), Maria Volokushina (7)

Episodes

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" ! colspan="3" \|Season 1 (2006–2007)
No. !Episode title !Release date
1 \|I Was Born \| 1 September 2006
2 \|Dream \| 3 September 2006
3 \|The Perfect House \| 5 September 2006
4 \|How To Become A Friend \| 7 and 8 September 2006
5 \|What's In A Name \| 10 September 2006
6 \|Grandson \| 12 September 2006
7 \|Kind Deed \| 14 September 2006
8 \|Leech \| 15 and 16 September 2006
9 \|Dandelion \| 18 and 19 September 2006
10 \|Fireflies \| 21 September 2006
11 \|Box \| 25 September 2006
12 \|Mila \| 28 September 2006
13 \|What's in the Pond? \| 30 September 2006
14 \|Ball \| 3 October 2006
15 \|Up & Down \| 5 October 2006
16 \|Sock \| 9 October 2006
17 \|Bubbles \| 13 October 2006
18 \|Cane \| 15 October 2006
19 \|Pie \| 17 October 2006
20 \|Dew \| 19 October 2006
21 \|Blanket \| 21 October 2006
22 \|Toy \| 23 October 2006

class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

! colspan="3" |Season 1 (2006–2007)

No.

!Episode title

!Release date

|I Was Born

| 1 September 2006

|Dream

| 3 September 2006

|The Perfect House

| 5 September 2006

|How To Become A Friend

| 7 and 8 September 2006

|What's In A Name

| 10 September 2006

|Grandson

| 12 September 2006

|Kind Deed

| 14 September 2006

|Leech

| 15 and 16 September 2006

|Dandelion

| 18 and 19 September 2006

|Fireflies

| 21 September 2006

|Box

| 25 September 2006

|Mila

| 28 September 2006

|What's in the Pond?

| 30 September 2006

|Ball

| 3 October 2006

|Up & Down

| 5 October 2006

|Sock

| 9 October 2006

|Bubbles

| 13 October 2006

|Cane

| 15 October 2006

|Pie

| 17 October 2006

|Dew

| 19 October 2006

|Blanket

| 21 October 2006

|Toy

| 23 October 2006

Film

A film adaptation based on the series called Moonzy: Homecoming was released on 29 August 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title="Лунтик. Возвращение домой" выйдет в кинотеатрах России 29 августа |url=https://kino.rambler.ru/movies/52498398-multfilm-luntik-vozvraschenie-domoy-vyydet-v-kinoteatrah-rossii-29-avgusta/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Рамблер/кино |language=ru}}